Hidden in Plain Sight 2: The Equation of the Universe by Dr. Andrew H. Thomas

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By Dr. Andrew H. Thomas

You by no means knew theoretical physics will be so easy! Why do issues stream? Why is the growth of the universe accelerating? Is the universe a black gap? This intriguing booklet considers a few of the private and most vital questions in physics. get pleasure from an exhilarating intergalactic travel as Andrew Thomas redefines the strength of gravity and introduces a courageous new view of the universe!

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In this respect, the stars were like trees in a forest: if there were enough trees in the forest then it would be impossible to see through the forest to the other side — your line-of-sight would be bound to hit a tree at some point. So if your line-of-sight was bound to hit a star at some point, then this would appear to indicate that the entire night sky should be covered with light, as there would be no point that was not covered by a star. The fact that the night sky is dark was therefore something of a mystery, and this apparent paradox is called Olbers' paradox.

Another objection you might raise is that the distant stars might appear dim due to interstellar dust obscuring the light. However, this would not work as the dust would increase in temperature and would then radiate the same light as the stars. So Olbers' paradox was an early pointer to indicate that the model of an infinite and static universe was flawed. A new model of the universe was required. The Big Bang Up until the 20th century the universe was assumed to be an eternal and unchanging structure: the so-called Steady State theory.

But Einstein then imagined that the chain supporting the lift broke. As the lift fell many floors to the ground, the person inside the lift would not feel the force of gravity in any way. If, for example, the person tried to drop the ball again, the ball would not drop to the ground but instead it would just float in mid-air (relative to the person). So Einstein realised that the force of gravity could be eliminated if the observer was accelerated in a particular way. This made Einstein believe that the force due to gravity and the force due to acceleration were equivalent.

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